EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Distance Formula
Chapter : Distance and Section Formulae
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • Find the distance between the points
    • (
      4
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
  • (i)
    34
  • (ii)
    2



    19
  • (iii)
    2



    17
  • (iv)
    2



    14
  • (v)
    2
    4


    17
Question 2
2.
    • Find the perimeter of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      4
      ,
      7
      )
    • ,
    • (
      6
      ,
      0
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      3
      )
  • (i)
    (



    53
    +



    73
    +
    2



    13
    )
  • (ii)
    (



    53
    +



    70
    +
    2



    13
    )
  • (iii)
    (



    53
    +



    75
    +
    2



    13
    )
  • (iv)
    (



    53
    +



    73
    +
    26
    )
  • (v)
    (



    53
    +



    73
    +
    2
    4


    13
    )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      0
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      1
      ,
      8
      )
  • (i)
      • 5



        2
      • ,
      • 11
      • ,



      • 20
  • (ii)
      • 5



        2
      • ,
      • 11
      • ,



      • 17
  • (iii)
      • 5
        4


        2
      • ,
      • 11
      • ,



      • 17
  • (iv)
      • 5



        2
      • ,
      • 10
      • ,



      • 17
Question 4
4.
Distance of the point (4,7) from x-axis is
  • (i)
    7
  • (ii)
    (
    3
    )
  • (iii)
    11
  • (iv)
    4
  • (v)
    3
Question 5
5.
Distance of the given point from x-axis is
  • (i)
    2
  • (ii)
    16
  • (iii)
    8
  • (iv)
    10
  • (v)
    6
Question 6
6.
Distance of the given point from y-axis is
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    1
  • (iii)
    5
  • (iv)
    -3
Question 7
7.
A point lies on positive side of x-axis at a distance of 6 units from y-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    (
    6
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    6
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    6
    ,
    0
    )
Question 8
8.
A point lies on negative side of x-axis at a distance of 5 units from y-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    5
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    5
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    5
    )
Question 9
9.
A point lies on positive side of y-axis at a distance of 1 units from x-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    1
    )
Question 10
10.
A point lies on negative side of y-axis at a distance of 2 units from x-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    2
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    2
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
Question 11
11.
    • Find the distance of the point
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      7
      )
    • from origin
  • (i)



    61
  • (ii)



    56
  • (iii)
    4


    58
  • (iv)



    58
  • (v)
    58
Question 12
12.
    • A is a point on x-axis with abscissa
    • 0
    • and B is a point on y-axis
    • with ordinate
    • 7
    • .
    • Find the distance between A and B
  • (i)
    5
  • (ii)
    9
  • (iii)
    8
  • (iv)
    6
  • (v)
    7
Question 13
13.
    • KM is the straight line of length
    • 2



      13
    • units.
    • If K has the coordinates
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      3
      )
    • and M has coordinates
    • (k,-1)
    • ,
    • find the possible values of k
  • (i)
    (
    4
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    5
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    ,
    (
    9
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    7
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    6
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
Question 14
14.
    • Find the point on x-axis which is equidistant
    • from the points
    • (
      6
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      3
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    2
    ,
    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    (
    2
    )
    )
Question 15
15.
    • Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant
    • from the points
    • (
      0
      ,
      1
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    31

    18
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    49

    18
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    67

    18
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    85

    18
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    (
    103

    18
    )
    )
Question 16
16.
    • Find the points on x-axis,
    • which are at a distance of
    • 7
    • units
    • from the point
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      3
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      3
      +
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      1
      +
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      1
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      2



      10
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      1
      +
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      1
      +
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      2



      10
      )
      ,
      0
      )
Question 17
17.
    • Find the points on y-axis,
    • which are at a distance of
    • 4
    • units
    • from the point
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      8
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      9
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      2
      ,
      10
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      1
      ,
      7
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      0
      ,
      8
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      6
      )
Question 18
18.
    • Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      3
      ,
      2
      )
  • (i)
      • 1

        2



        170
      • ,
      • 5



        2
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        10
  • (ii)
      • 5

        2



        10
      • ,
      • 2



        10
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        730
  • (iii)
      • 1

        2



        10
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        170
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        170
Question 19
19.
    • If point P
    • (
      44
      ,
      3
      )
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (a,4)
    • and
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
    • , find a
  • (i)
    -5
  • (ii)
    -4
  • (iii)
    -7
  • (iv)
    -8
  • (v)
    -6
Question 20
20.
    • If point P
    • (x,6)
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      3
      ,
      4
      )
    • , find x
  • (i)
    -17
  • (ii)
    -21
  • (iii)
    -20
  • (iv)
    -22
  • (v)
    -19
Question 21
21.
    • Find the relation between x and y such that the point P
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • is equidistant from points
    • (
      2
      ,
      5
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    4
    x
    +
    6
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    3
    x
    +
    6
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    4
    x
    +
    8
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    5
    x
    5
    y
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    5
    x
    7
    y
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
    Assignment Key

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  •  2) (i)
  •  3) (ii)
  •  4) (i)
  •  5) (iii)
  •  6) (ii)
  •  7) (iv)
  •  8) (ii)
  •  9) (iv)
  •  10) (iii)
  •  11) (iv)
  •  12) (v)
  •  13) (ii)
  •  14) (ii)
  •  15) (iii)
  •  16) (v)
  •  17) (iv)
  •  18) (ii)
  •  19) (v)
  •  20) (iii)
  •  21) (i)